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Pumpkin decorating with melted crayons

October 11, 2013 by Katie 16 Comments

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Pumpkin decorating with melted crayons is a super cool way to combine art and science while preparing your Halloween decorations. Plus, the end result is a beautifully decorated pumpkin!

Note: For more fun-filled Halloween activities, see my Halloween Activities for Kids page. 

Melted crayon pumpkin decorating: a fun way to decorate pumpkins with kids while working on #finemotor skills and learning some #science! #Halloween #fall #pumpkins #handsonlearning #STEM #STEAM #giftofcuriosity || Gift of Curiosity

To do this activity you need the following materials:

  • Pumpkins
  • Crayons
  • Hair dryer
  • Large drop cloth or some other covering to protect your work surface

The kids started by peeling the paper off the crayons. They didn’t realize it, but they were getting a very good fine motor workout while doing this!

Pumpkin decorating with melted crayons for a beautiful effect that combines art and science || Gift of Curiosity

Then the kids selected several crayons to place on top of their pumpkins.

We put down our protective covering and turned on the hairdryer. At this point, the crayons promptly blew off the pumpkin, so we replaced them and adjusted the settings on our hairdryer.

Pumpkin decorating with melted crayons for a beautiful effect that combines art and science || Gift of Curiosity

It was just a few seconds later that the crayons began to melt. And as you can see in the picture below, the wax splattered some as well, so definitely make sure you do a good job of protecting the area around your creation to avoid a big mess!

Pumpkin decorating with melted crayons for a beautiful effect that combines art and science || Gift of Curiosity

And the end result was gorgeous!

Melted crayon pumpkin decorating: a fun way to decorate pumpkins with kids while working on #finemotor skills and learning some #science! #Halloween #fall #pumpkins || Gift of Curiosity

Melted crayon pumpkin decorating: a fun way to decorate pumpkins with kids while working on #finemotor skills and learning some #science! #Halloween #fall #pumpkins || Gift of Curiosity

Note that the melted wax was brittle and broke easily, so take care when moving your pumpkin to its display spot.

More pumpkin resources

More pumpkin posts from Gift of Curiosity:

  • Drip painted pumpkins
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  • Books about pumpkins
  • Describe a pumpkin using all 5 senses
  • Pumpkin decomposition demonstration
  • Pumpkin math: Measuring the circumference of a pumpkin
  • Pumpkin arts and crafts
  • Pumpkin do-a-dot printables
  • Printable pumpkin outlines


For more fun-filled Halloween activities, see my Halloween Activities for Kids page and my Halloween Activities for Kids Pinterest board. 

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  1. Stephanie @ BeeTreeStudios says

    October 11, 2013 at 4:36 am

    Oh! This looks like a fun project! I always hated carving pumpkins because they get squishy and mold quickly! I can’t wait to try this out, thanks for the idea and instructions!

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  2. Terra says

    October 11, 2013 at 5:27 am

    Looks like it was fun. I’ve always wanted to try it, but I can’t deal with unwrapping all those crayons!

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  3. Missy Homemaker says

    October 11, 2013 at 8:31 am

    This is so creative! I’m thinking this would be a great way to use all those restaurant crayon packs I have stashed away. lol Did you find that the heat damaged the pumpkin in any way?

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    • Katie says

      October 11, 2013 at 8:44 am

      I didn’t find the heat to make a measurable difference in how quickly the pumpkin rotted. Fortunately the crayons we had melted so quickly we didn’t have to keep the heat on the pumpkins for very long.

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  4. Kristina @ SchoolTimeSnippets says

    October 11, 2013 at 8:34 am

    We did this last year– so fun and they turned out beautiful!!

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  5. Carla says

    October 11, 2013 at 12:34 pm

    Your pumpkins turned out awesome!! I love the fine motor exercise too! @Missy, we also did this last year and the pumpkins lasted well over a month!

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  6. Stephanie @ From the Burbs to the Boonies says

    October 11, 2013 at 4:24 pm

    I love this! It looks so neat and like nothing else I’ve seen. What is the protective covering? Is it a special attachment to the dryer? Too funny they all flew off first, LOL. And I love that the kids were using fine motor skills!

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    • Katie says

      October 11, 2013 at 4:48 pm

      Stephanie – There’s no protective covering. That’s just the design of the hair dryer. 🙂

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  7. Michelle says

    October 11, 2013 at 9:20 pm

    This is so neat! I bet the kids had a blast melting the crayons. I know my nephew would love it!

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  8. Pinkoddy says

    October 15, 2013 at 2:00 am

    How very creative – guess this would also be a good way to use up broken crayons too.

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  9. Jill says

    October 15, 2013 at 6:09 pm

    We did this last year and might again this year. This is a fun and messy hands-on way to decorate your pumpkins. Your pumpkins turned out beautifully! Thank you for sharing and for linking up this week to the Thoughtful Spot Weekly Blog Hop.

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  10. Natalie says

    October 17, 2013 at 4:19 pm

    So simple and so pretty! Thanks for sharing with Afterschool!

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  11. Laughing Kids Learn says

    October 18, 2013 at 3:35 am

    So excited to feature this as part of my ‘Share It Saturday’ collection.
    Thank you so kindly for linking up.
    Kate

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  12. Anna@The Measured Mom says

    October 18, 2013 at 6:26 pm

    Definitely something we need to try at our house! Thanks for sharing at After School – definitely something big kids would enjoy too!

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  13. Victoria says

    October 24, 2013 at 9:15 am

    We are definitely going to be trying this out next week! My girls will love the melting crayons and the messiness 🙂 Thank you for sharing over at the Thoughtful Spot Weekly Blog Hop! I chose you as one of my favorites this week.

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  14. Tammie Ulrich says

    September 29, 2014 at 4:47 am

    I absolutely love how well you combine fun with learning. I use many of your ideas in my homeschool, with my kids grades K-2.

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